Viburnum opulus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q156928
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Viburnum opulus

Summary

Viburnum opulus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,900 views/month, #1,068 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Viburnum opulus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Viburnum opulus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Viburnum opulus belongs to the parent taxon Viburnum[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Viburnum opulus is Viburnum opulus[6].
  • Viburnum opulus is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Viburnum opulus's Commons category is recorded as Viburnum opulus[8].
  • Viburnum opulus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viburnum opulus[9].
  • Viburnum opulus's Commons gallery is recorded as Viburnum opulus[10].
  • Viburnum opulus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 72[11].
  • Viburnum opulus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Viburnum opulus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • Viburnum opulus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[14].
  • Viburnum opulus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=409945[15].
  • Viburnum opulus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. opulus'}[16].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Schneeball'}[17].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Guelder-rose'}[18].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'رباطية درهمية الأزهار'}[19].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Adi başınağacı'}[20].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Каліна звычайная'}[21].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Червена калина'}[22].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Aliguer'}[23].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kalina obecná'}[24].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Gwifwrnwydd y gors'}[25].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Almindelig Kvalkved'}[26].
  • Viburnum opulus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kvalkved'}[27].

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Classification

Viburnum opulus's scientific name is Viburnum opulus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Viburnum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Schneeball'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Guelder-rose'}[18], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'رباطية درهمية الأزهار'}[19], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Adi başınağacı'}[20], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Каліна звычайная'}[21], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Червена калина'}[22].

Identifiers

Viburnum opulus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85293[28]. Viburnum opulus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 488690[29]. Viburnum opulus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2888605[30]. Viburnum opulus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 35270[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Viburnum opulus include Oh the red viburnum in the meadow[32], a patriotic song[33], in Ukraine[34], written by Stepan Charnetsky[35].

Why It Matters

Viburnum opulus ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,900 views/month, #1,068 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Oh the red viburnum in the meadow[32], a patriotic song[33], in Ukraine[34], written by Stepan Charnetsky[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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